President Donald Trump said Thursday he has canceled a planned federal “surge” in San Francisco that he had indicated would happen Saturday, citing a late-night call with Mayor Daniel Lurie and appeals from prominent technology executives. The announcement came in a post on Truth Social — where Trump wrote that Lurie “asked, very nicely,” for a chance to continue local efforts and that “great people like Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others” urged him to hold off. According to Truth Social, Trump added: “Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday. Stay tuned!”
Lurie confirmed the reversal and said he spoke with Trump on Wednesday night about progress on public safety and recovery efforts. The mayor’s account of the call was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and other Bay Area outlets, which also noted that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reaffirmed the decision in follow-up conversations, reported by the Chronicle and NBC Bay Area.
The announcement followed days of uncertainty over what the federal “surge” would entail and which agencies might be involved. National and local outlets reported that key Silicon Valley figures had pressed for a pause while city measures continue — reported by the Washington Post, and cited by the SF Standard and Reuters — after Trump publicly name-checked Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff in his post.
What’s next: City Hall said San Francisco will continue coordinating with federal partners on targeted law-enforcement work while maintaining local control.
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